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| Sycamore Gap Tree | |
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 View of the tree from the north in October 2020. Hadrian's Wall is visible to the left of and in front of the tree. | |
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| Species | Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) |
| Location | Near Crag Lough, Northumberland, England |
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| Date felled | 28 September 2023 |
| Custodian | National Trust and Northumberland National Park |
The Sycamore Gap tree or Robin Hood tree is a 150-year-old sycamore tree next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, England. Standing in a dramatic dip in the landscape created by glacial meltwater, it was one of the country's most photographed trees and an emblem for the North East of England. It derived its alternative name from featuring in a prominent scene in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The tree won the 2016 England Tree of the Year award.
The tree was felled in the early morning of 28 September 2023 in what Northumbria Police described as "an act of vandalism". The felling of the tree led to an outpouring of anger and sadness. Two men from Cumbria, aged 38 and 31, were arrested in October 2023 and charged in April 2024 with criminal damage both to the tree and to the adjacent Hadrian's Wall.[1]
The stump has thrown up seedlings and is still alive, albeit severely coppiced, but is expected to take more than 150 years to recover.[2]
- ^ "Two men charged over felling of Sycamore Gap tree". BBC News. 30 April 2024. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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